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CVE-2026-61096 is an unspecified vulnerability in the Pluggable Auth component of Oracle MySQL Server and MySQL Cluster. Affected versions are MySQL Server 8.4.0 through 8.4.10 and 9.7.0 through 9.7.1, and MySQL Cluster 8.0.0 through 8.0.47, 8.4.0 through 8.4.10, and 9.7.0 through 9.7.1. The issue is described as difficult to exploit and affects the server-side authentication subsystem. Successful exploitation can compromise MySQL Server or MySQL Cluster in a way that permits unauthorized modification of some accessible data, specifically unauthorized update, insert, or delete operations. The published CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, indicating a local attack path with high attack complexity and limited integrity impact.
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Specific vulnerability referenced in an AlmaLinux security advisory/plugin, but no technical description is provided in the content.
A vulnerability referenced in Oracle Linux ELSA-2026-56936 affecting Oracle Linux 8 packages; no further technical details are provided in the content.
A vulnerability referenced in an Oracle Linux ELSA-2026-56973 security advisory affecting Oracle Linux 9 packages; the specific flaw type is not described in the content.
A vulnerability referenced by an AlmaLinux security advisory affecting MySQL 8.4 packages on AlmaLinux 10; specific technical details are not provided in the content.
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